Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff joined his forces with Peta India to take “Jumbo in kind” and give a mechanical life-size elephant to the ancient Temple of Kerala-Nediyathali Sri Siva in Kodungallur near Thussur.
Shroff appreciated this initiative and said that his heart lights up when he sees “God’s creature living happily”.
“Elephants are not intended to build on hard floors, carry people on their backs, or walk in circles with chains around their feet. God intended to spray them, roam into forests and only elections,” the actor said.
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In her statement, Peta India stated that the temple welcomed it through a ceremonial inauguration, which also hosted the performance of “Panchari Melam”.
The temple President Suresh Babu also welcomed the mechanical elephant and said it was not only a symbol of tradition, but “a tribute to all the sacred beings created by the divine”.
“We can honor Lord Ganesh with this compassionate step without causing fear in any living being,” he said.
About a mechanical elephant
According to the statement of people for ethical treatment of animals (pet) India is this mechanical elephant called “Thaleeswaren” three meters high and weighs 800 kilograms.
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It was donated to the temple as a recognition of its decision to never own or hire living elephants.
Thaleeswaren is the eleventh elephant robot donated to the temples of Peta India and the seventh in Kerala. It is the third such elephant, made of rubber, fiber, metal, nets, foams and steel, and powered by five engines, a donated temple in Thrissur.
“The mechanical elephant looks, feels and works like a real elephant. It can shake their heads, move ears and eyes, tail tail, lift the trunk and even spray water. It can be climbed and the seat can be attached to the back,” Peta India said.
“It simply works by connecting it to an electric source. It can be used through the streets and is mounted on the wheelbase, allowing it to move and push around for rituals and processions,” they added.
The mechanical jumbo will use the temple to perform ceremonies.
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About the temple Nediyathali Sri Siva
He said that the temple did not nediyathali Sri Siva is a historically important temple dedicated to Lord Šivo and is one of the largest shivling in Kerala, facing west.
It is one of the four Thali temples built during the Perumakan Dynasty, and especially King Ramavarma Kilasekar here during the attack on Kodungallur looking for refuge and created a chaverpad (suicide group) from the temple, the statement said.
Other mechanical elephants in the temples of Kerala
Other life -size mecants include Incorts include Irin Atjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple, both in Thrissur; Mahardevan in Thikkayil Mahdeva temple in Kochi; And Vadakkumbad Sankaranaran in Edayar Seear Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu Tepl in Kannura.
In addition, Peta India gave mechanical elephants – “Baladhasan” and “Devi Dasan – to the Temple of Pournamicav and Balabhadrakali Kshetram in Perumkadavil, both in Thiruvanthapurama.
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